Chapter 251: Chapter 251: Living in Your Heart (Part 15)

"Grace, why are you so obsessed with Jacob?"

"Because what you can’t have is the best." She chuckled, "Stellan, I’ve always thought you’re such a puzzling person. Back then, Jacob really liked you, but you seemed oblivious to it. Do you know how much I envied you? You wouldn’t know because you never realized what you wanted, and had no goals in life."

So this is how she always saw me.

Stellan Quinn self-mocked, "Yeah, I relied on my family’s money to eat, drink, and play every day without working, just living as a freeloader. But at least during that time, I lived with a clear conscience. And you? Using me as a stepping stone to stay close, but your aim was Jacob. Grace, do you know? People like you are set to be struck by lightning."

Grace Hughes’s smile froze on her face, "Stellan, when you say that, are you planning for this to be our last meal as sisters?"

"Yes, this is our last meal. Once we’ve had it, we don’t need to keep in touch." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Alright, just say what you want me to return."

Stellan Quinn wasn’t in a hurry. As the waiter served the dishes, she smiled and said, "Let’s talk as we eat."

Grace Hughes didn’t know what she was up to.

"Fine by me."

A table full of delicacies, yet Stellan Quinn had no appetite because she had come prepared today.

Grace Hughes was different. She had shrugged off the burden of going to prison, and she was in an excellent mood.

A good mood naturally brings a good appetite.

"Stellan, can we order a bottle of wine?"

"Of course, let’s enjoy tonight."

Grace Hughes knew Stellan had money, so she wasn’t shy.

She called the waiter and ordered a bottle of wine priced at twenty thousand.

Stellan Quinn sneered coldly inside, indeed, spending someone else’s money doesn’t make your heart ache.

But it didn’t matter.

It’s the last meal, isn’t it?

Feast well before departure.

She ought to give this bit of courtesy.

When the wine was opened, she didn’t drink a drop, while Grace Hughes drank half a bottle alone.

Halfway through the meal, Stellan Quinn was ready to act.

She sat down beside Grace Hughes, "Grace, tell me honestly, knowing Jacob used you, if you had the chance, would you still want to be with him?"

"I would. Him using me means I have value to him, doesn’t it?"

"You’re insane."

"I think I am," Grace Hughes did not deny, "I love him more than anyone, but my love just doesn’t catch his eye. Someday, he’ll know who the right woman for him is."

"That day won’t come because I want your life in return! You owe it to me!" With those words, Stellan Quinn plunged the knife viciously into her stomach, "I hate you more than Lucy Eaton!"

Grace Hughes’s face turned as white as paper from the sudden pain. She leaned back, the chair toppled, and taking advantage of the moment, she tried to flee, but Stellan Quinn wouldn’t give her the chance.

"Help—" As Grace Hughes opened her mouth, Stellan Quinn’s knife descended on her again.

Hot blood splattered all over her face and body.

The waiter, pushing the door open, screamed in fright.

"Murder!!!!"

Grace Hughes lay on the ground, her eyes wide open, unable to move.

At that moment, many scenes flashed before her eyes in a tangled montage.

She was the last to recall the memories of her past life.

Just as she was on the brink of death.

As the restaurant security rushed over, Stellan Quinn was already collapsed on the ground too. Her neck artery was slit, blood pooling like a red ribbon, the sharp knife still clutched in her hand.

The security guards didn’t dare touch them, because anyone with eyes could see they might still breathe if left alone a while longer. If moved, they might die immediately.

They had to wait for the police and emergency medical personnel to arrive.

Before they got there, Jacob arrived first.

He had someone keep an eye on Stellan Quinn, and when he knew she invited Grace Hughes to a restaurant, he predicted something would happen.

The security guards, seeing it was him, immediately made way.

"Could I say a few words to them alone?"

The security guards nodded and stepped out, after all, the room had surveillance.

Jacob Green squatted down, his gaze on them was calm.

"I have something I haven’t told you yet, so I came here in time, fearing you might die in disbelief." He smiled, "My wife, Lucy Eaton, is still alive, and she’s pregnant. I’m going to be a father next May."

Grace Hughes, who could barely speak but was breathing, succumbed directly to see The Underlord upon hearing this, full of unwillingness.

Stellan Quinn’s lips curled slightly, she faintly uttered, "The biggest... winner... is still her."

"Safe journey." Jacob Green’s eyes were emotionless, "In the next life, I hope you learn to be yourself."

She gave him one last lingering look, and at the moment she closed her eyes, a tear rolled down from the corner of her eye.

After the police came, going through the surveillance footage and the statements of the restaurant staff, there wasn’t even a need for questioning.

Considering that both Grace Hughes’s parents and Stellan Quinn’s father were in prison.

The police notified Stellan’s half-brother, Mason Baker, to collect the body.

As for Grace Hughes, they contacted a distant relative of hers.

Benjamin Quinn heard from prison that his daughter killed Grace Hughes and then committed suicide. He cried for a long time.

The once-mighty head of the Quinn Group had become a prisoner, with his wife dead and daughter gone, it’s truly lamentable.

——

The situation has moved towards a positive direction.

Everything seemed to settle down.

Lucy Eaton’s days became peaceful.

She was not experienced enough to assist Emma Bennett at the Presidential Mansion.

She began a daily routine with minimal deviation.

To ensure a safe pregnancy, she kept herself in good spirits.

Every day she researched and prepared nutritious meals for herself.

By the time she went to the hospital again for a check-up, she was four months pregnant. Relief came only after hearing that the baby was developing well.

Originally, Elliot Gill planned to announce the news when she hit the three-month mark.

But since the child was unstable, he waited until the fourth month.

Lucy Eaton didn’t want to announce it, but she couldn’t stop Elliot Gill.

Once the news about Tia Bailey’s pregnancy with Elliot Gill’s baby spread, given the Palmer Family’s status, it quickly became known by everyone.

Now, everyone knew she was carrying Elliot Gill’s child.

Lucy Eaton felt a bit worried because in the future, how would the child conduct themselves?

How should she carry herself?

Thinking it over, she came up with a solution.

That was to keep the child’s photos from being exposed to the public in the future.

This way.

Once her agreement with Elliot Gill expired, she could openly return with the child.

After deciding this, she discussed it with Elliot Gill.

However, she didn’t reveal her ulterior motive to him, instead, she said it was to prevent ill-intentioned people from recognizing the child and causing trouble, hoping also for the child not to be pestered when starting school.

Elliot Gill surprisingly agreed.